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Theft of Mideast antiquities has occurred since Persian Gulf War.
Byline: Howard Reich
CHICAGO _ Contrary to popular belief, the looting of Iraqi antiquities did not begin when throngs raided the country's National Museum earlier this month after U.S.-led forces took Baghdad.
Since the 1991 Persian Gulf War, a steady stream of ancient pottery, tablets, coins and other artifacts of biblical times has poured from Iraq into a black market in the West that many experts liken to the illicit drug trade.
Experts say the imposition of economic sanctions on Iraq after the war set the stage for looting as impoverished residents looked for anything they could sell to get money for survival.
While an ...
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